Ap Lang Semester 1 Vocab 45-90

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eschew

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(verb)
to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds

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evasion

Back 2

(noun)
the act of escapingor avoiding by cleverness or deciet; dodging. a means of evading

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malinger

Back 3

(verb)
to pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid a duty or work

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oblique

Back 4

(adj)
indirect; not straightforward. devious, misleading, or dishonest

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shirk

Back 5

(verb)
to neglect, put off, or avoid dischargin

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banal

Back 6

(adj)
lacking freshness or originality

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emulate

Back 7

(verb)
to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

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mimicry

Back 8

(noun)
a close copying or imitation of the speech expression or gesture of another

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platitude

Back 9

(noun)
a trite remark or statement

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prototype

Back 10

(noun)
an original type, form or instance that serves as a model

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recapitulate

Back 11

(verb)
to repeat in concise form

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redundant

Back 12

(adj)
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repeating the same idea just in different words

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rendition

Back 13

(noun)
an interpretation of a musical score or dramatice piece

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sham

Back 14

(noun)
something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine

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simulation

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(noun)
the taking on of the appearance, form, or sound of something else

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arboreal

Back 16

(adj)
peratining to or resembling a tree

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burgeon

Back 17

(verb)
to put forth new buds, leaves, or branches

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deciduous

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(adj)
shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season

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fauna

Back 19

(noun)
animals collectively especially the animals of a particualr region

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flora

Back 20

(noun)
plants collectively, especially plants of a particular region

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germination

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(noun)
the process of beginning to grow or develop

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horticultural

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(adj)
relating to the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants

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lichen

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(noun)
any numerous plants consisting of a fungus in close combination with certain blue-green algea

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sylvan

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(adj)
abouding in trees; wooded

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verdant

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(adj)
green with vegetation

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a cappella

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(adj)
without musical accompaniment

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aria

Back 27

(noun)
an elaborate vocal piece singe by a single voice, as in an opera

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cadence

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(noun)
the balanced rhythnic flow or beat of poetry

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crescendo

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(noun)
a gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of a sound in a musical passage

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dissonance

Back 30

(noun)
a harsh or disagreeable combination of sounds; discord

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libretto

Back 31

(noun)
the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work

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motif

Back 32

(noun)
in a musical composition, a repeated significant phrase that identifies an idea or character

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octave

Back 33

(noun)
the musical interval of 8 full tones

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sonata

Back 34

(noun)
an instrumental musical composition, as for the piano, usually consisting of 3 or 4 movements

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staccato

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(adj)
in music cut short crisply disconnected

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accountable

Back 36

(adj)
required to answer for one's actions; responsible

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commitment

Back 37

(noun)
the state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a person, group, or cause

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default

Back 38

(noun)
the failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially a financial obligation

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feckless

Back 39

(adj)
careless; irresponsible

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incumbent

Back 40

(adj)
imposed as an obligation or duty

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liability

Back 41

(noun)
the condition of being legally responsible

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mandatory

Back 42

(adj)
required; compulsory

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negligence

Back 43

(noun)
lack of proper care or attention; neglect

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onerous

Back 44

(adj)
troublesome; oppressice; burdensome

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remiss

Back 45

(adj)
lax in attending to duty